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COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date
and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
Try this:
=MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) Whe B2 = end date D2 = until A2 = start date C2 = from -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
Thanks! That works like a dream! I will certainly use this function many
times. One other question though. I now need to put the same calculation into a query in Access. Then I cannot use MIN and MAX function but are limited to use for example IIF(A<B,A,B) and so on. Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? It seems very complicated to me when I gave it a try. Any suggestions? I am very thankful for any help to solve this formula. Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Try this: =MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) Whe B2 = end date D2 = until A2 = start date C2 = from -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions
and have the same results? Not nearly as elegant: =SUMPRODUCT(--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))=C2),--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))<=D2)) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... Thanks! That works like a dream! I will certainly use this function many times. One other question though. I now need to put the same calculation into a query in Access. Then I cannot use MIN and MAX function but are limited to use for example IIF(A<B,A,B) and so on. Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? It seems very complicated to me when I gave it a try. Any suggestions? I am very thankful for any help to solve this formula. Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Try this: =MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) Whe B2 = end date D2 = until A2 = start date C2 = from -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
Oh, I am sorry if I was not clear enough. I need a formula that can be used
in ACCESS QBE or Query. I don't think this formula will work in a query, right? (However, I am very impressed of what you put together that will work in Excel.. :) ) This is the formula I started out with in Access Query: RESULT: (IIf([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],IIf([EndDate][FROM],[EndDate],[FROM]))+1)- (IIf([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],IIf([StartDate][FROM],[StartDate],[FROM]))) or the same formula in EXCEL; =IF(UNTIL<IF(EndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM),UNTIL,IF(E ndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM))- IF(UNTIL<IF(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM),UNTIL,I F(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM)) It gives me all the answers except it also gives me 1 where I excpected 0. (You do not have to write SQL-kode). An Excel formula using if( stmnt, 1, 2) and so on will be just fine. Or should I say Super! Thank you so much so far. I really apreciate your help! Regards Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? Not nearly as elegant: =SUMPRODUCT(--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))=C2),--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))<=D2)) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... Thanks! That works like a dream! I will certainly use this function many times. One other question though. I now need to put the same calculation into a query in Access. Then I cannot use MIN and MAX function but are limited to use for example IIF(A<B,A,B) and so on. Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? It seems very complicated to me when I gave it a try. Any suggestions? I am very thankful for any help to solve this formula. Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Try this: =MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) Whe B2 = end date D2 = until A2 = start date C2 = from -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
You might have better luck if you posted in an Access newsgroup.
-- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... Oh, I am sorry if I was not clear enough. I need a formula that can be used in ACCESS QBE or Query. I don't think this formula will work in a query, right? (However, I am very impressed of what you put together that will work in Excel.. :) ) This is the formula I started out with in Access Query: RESULT: (IIf([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],IIf([EndDate][FROM],[EndDate],[FROM]))+1)- (IIf([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],IIf([StartDate][FROM],[StartDate],[FROM]))) or the same formula in EXCEL; =IF(UNTIL<IF(EndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM),UNTIL,IF(E ndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM))- IF(UNTIL<IF(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM),UNTIL,I F(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM)) It gives me all the answers except it also gives me 1 where I excpected 0. (You do not have to write SQL-kode). An Excel formula using if( stmnt, 1, 2) and so on will be just fine. Or should I say Super! Thank you so much so far. I really apreciate your help! Regards Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? Not nearly as elegant: =SUMPRODUCT(--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))=C2),--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))<=D2)) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... Thanks! That works like a dream! I will certainly use this function many times. One other question though. I now need to put the same calculation into a query in Access. Then I cannot use MIN and MAX function but are limited to use for example IIF(A<B,A,B) and so on. Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? It seems very complicated to me when I gave it a try. Any suggestions? I am very thankful for any help to solve this formula. Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Try this: =MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) Whe B2 = end date D2 = until A2 = start date C2 = from -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
Biff,
I think Jan is asking if you can convert your MIN and MAX formula so that it only uses IFs - something like: =MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) to this: =IF((IF(D2B2,B2,D2)-IF(A2C2,A2,C2)+1)<0,0,IF(D2B2,B2,D2)- IF(A2C2,A2,C2)+1) I think this does it, but you might want to check !! <g Pete On Mar 4, 11:27*pm, "T. Valko" wrote: You might have better luck if you posted in an Access newsgroup. -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... Oh, I am sorry if I was not clear enough. I need a formula that can be used in ACCESS QBE or Query. I don't think this formula will work in a query, right? (However, I am very impressed of what you put together that will work in Excel.. :) *) This is the formula I started out with in Access Query: RESULT: (IIf([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],IIf([EndDate][FROM],[EndDate],[FROM]))+1)- (IIf([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],IIf([StartDate][FROM],[StartDate],[FROM])*)) * * * *or the same formula in EXCEL; =IF(UNTIL<IF(EndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM),UNTIL,IF(E ndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM)*)- IF(UNTIL<IF(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM),UNTIL,I F(StartDateFROM,StartDat*e,FROM)) It gives me all the answers except it also gives me 1 where I excpected 0. |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
Hi, Jan
Since you need the formula in MS Access, tr this (in sections for readability RESULT: (nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],[EndDate][FROM], [EndDate]),[FROM])+1)-nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL], [StartDate][FROM],[StartDate]),[FROM]) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "Jan T." wrote in message ... Oh, I am sorry if I was not clear enough. I need a formula that can be used in ACCESS QBE or Query. I don't think this formula will work in a query, right? (However, I am very impressed of what you put together that will work in Excel.. :) ) This is the formula I started out with in Access Query: RESULT: (IIf([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],IIf([EndDate][FROM],[EndDate],[FROM]))+1)- (IIf([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],IIf([StartDate][FROM],[StartDate],[FROM]))) or the same formula in EXCEL; =IF(UNTIL<IF(EndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM),UNTIL,IF(E ndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM))- IF(UNTIL<IF(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM),UNTIL,I F(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM)) It gives me all the answers except it also gives me 1 where I excpected 0. (You do not have to write SQL-kode). An Excel formula using if( stmnt, 1, 2) and so on will be just fine. Or should I say Super! Thank you so much so far. I really apreciate your help! Regards Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? Not nearly as elegant: =SUMPRODUCT(--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))=C2),--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))<=D2)) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... Thanks! That works like a dream! I will certainly use this function many times. One other question though. I now need to put the same calculation into a query in Access. Then I cannot use MIN and MAX function but are limited to use for example IIF(A<B,A,B) and so on. Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? It seems very complicated to me when I gave it a try. Any suggestions? I am very thankful for any help to solve this formula. Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Try this: =MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) Whe B2 = end date D2 = until A2 = start date C2 = from -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
I revisited what you're really trying to do
and came up with this MS Access formula: New: nz(Switch([EndDate]<[from],0,[StartDate][Until],0),nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],[EndDate][FROM],[EndDate]),[FROM])+1-nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],[StartDate][FROM],[StartDate]),[FROM])) Is that something you can work with? -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "Ron Coderre" wrote in message ... Hi, Jan Since you need the formula in MS Access, tr this (in sections for readability RESULT: (nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],[EndDate][FROM], [EndDate]),[FROM])+1)-nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL], [StartDate][FROM],[StartDate]),[FROM]) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "Jan T." wrote in message ... Oh, I am sorry if I was not clear enough. I need a formula that can be used in ACCESS QBE or Query. I don't think this formula will work in a query, right? (However, I am very impressed of what you put together that will work in Excel.. :) ) This is the formula I started out with in Access Query: RESULT: (IIf([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],IIf([EndDate][FROM],[EndDate],[FROM]))+1)- (IIf([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],IIf([StartDate][FROM],[StartDate],[FROM]))) or the same formula in EXCEL; =IF(UNTIL<IF(EndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM),UNTIL,IF(E ndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM))- IF(UNTIL<IF(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM),UNTIL,I F(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM)) It gives me all the answers except it also gives me 1 where I excpected 0. (You do not have to write SQL-kode). An Excel formula using if( stmnt, 1, 2) and so on will be just fine. Or should I say Super! Thank you so much so far. I really apreciate your help! Regards Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? Not nearly as elegant: =SUMPRODUCT(--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))=C2),--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))<=D2)) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... Thanks! That works like a dream! I will certainly use this function many times. One other question though. I now need to put the same calculation into a query in Access. Then I cannot use MIN and MAX function but are limited to use for example IIF(A<B,A,B) and so on. Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? It seems very complicated to me when I gave it a try. Any suggestions? I am very thankful for any help to solve this formula. Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Try this: =MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) Whe B2 = end date D2 = until A2 = start date C2 = from -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
Wow, that was something. I now have excactly what I was looking for both in
Excel, but also in Access (2000). Helps me a lot, both to understand Excel worksheets functions better and SQL at the same time. I will sure use the formulas in both applications. So thanx a million for helping. I am sure this will also help many others as well. Jan T. "Ron Coderre" skrev i melding ... I revisited what you're really trying to do and came up with this MS Access formula: New: nz(Switch([EndDate]<[from],0,[StartDate][Until],0),nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],[EndDate][FROM],[EndDate]),[FROM])+1-nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],[StartDate][FROM],[StartDate]),[FROM])) Is that something you can work with? -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "Ron Coderre" wrote in message ... Hi, Jan Since you need the formula in MS Access, tr this (in sections for readability RESULT: (nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],[EndDate][FROM], [EndDate]),[FROM])+1)-nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL], [StartDate][FROM],[StartDate]),[FROM]) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "Jan T." wrote in message ... Oh, I am sorry if I was not clear enough. I need a formula that can be used in ACCESS QBE or Query. I don't think this formula will work in a query, right? (However, I am very impressed of what you put together that will work in Excel.. :) ) This is the formula I started out with in Access Query: RESULT: (IIf([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],IIf([EndDate][FROM],[EndDate],[FROM]))+1)- (IIf([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],IIf([StartDate][FROM],[StartDate],[FROM]))) or the same formula in EXCEL; =IF(UNTIL<IF(EndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM),UNTIL,IF(E ndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM))- IF(UNTIL<IF(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM),UNTIL,I F(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM)) It gives me all the answers except it also gives me 1 where I excpected 0. (You do not have to write SQL-kode). An Excel formula using if( stmnt, 1, 2) and so on will be just fine. Or should I say Super! Thank you so much so far. I really apreciate your help! Regards Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? Not nearly as elegant: =SUMPRODUCT(--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))=C2),--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))<=D2)) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... Thanks! That works like a dream! I will certainly use this function many times. One other question though. I now need to put the same calculation into a query in Access. Then I cannot use MIN and MAX function but are limited to use for example IIF(A<B,A,B) and so on. Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? It seems very complicated to me when I gave it a try. Any suggestions? I am very thankful for any help to solve this formula. Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Try this: =MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) Whe B2 = end date D2 = until A2 = start date C2 = from -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
COUNTING DAYS WITHIN A PERIODE
You're very welcome, Jan...I'm glad I could help.
-------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "Jan T." wrote in message ... Wow, that was something. I now have excactly what I was looking for both in Excel, but also in Access (2000). Helps me a lot, both to understand Excel worksheets functions better and SQL at the same time. I will sure use the formulas in both applications. So thanx a million for helping. I am sure this will also help many others as well. Jan T. "Ron Coderre" skrev i melding ... I revisited what you're really trying to do and came up with this MS Access formula: New: nz(Switch([EndDate]<[from],0,[StartDate][Until],0),nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],[EndDate][FROM],[EndDate]),[FROM])+1-nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],[StartDate][FROM],[StartDate]),[FROM])) Is that something you can work with? -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "Ron Coderre" wrote in message ... Hi, Jan Since you need the formula in MS Access, tr this (in sections for readability RESULT: (nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],[EndDate][FROM], [EndDate]),[FROM])+1)-nz(Switch([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL], [StartDate][FROM],[StartDate]),[FROM]) Is that something you can work with? Post back if you have more questions. -------------------------- Regards, Ron Microsoft MVP (Excel) (XL2003, Win XP) "Jan T." wrote in message ... Oh, I am sorry if I was not clear enough. I need a formula that can be used in ACCESS QBE or Query. I don't think this formula will work in a query, right? (However, I am very impressed of what you put together that will work in Excel.. :) ) This is the formula I started out with in Access Query: RESULT: (IIf([UNTIL]<[EndDate],[UNTIL],IIf([EndDate][FROM],[EndDate],[FROM]))+1)- (IIf([UNTIL]<[StartDate],[UNTIL],IIf([StartDate][FROM],[StartDate],[FROM]))) or the same formula in EXCEL; =IF(UNTIL<IF(EndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM),UNTIL,IF(E ndDateFROM,EndDate,FROM))- IF(UNTIL<IF(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM),UNTIL,I F(StartDateFROM,StartDate,FROM)) It gives me all the answers except it also gives me 1 where I excpected 0. (You do not have to write SQL-kode). An Excel formula using if( stmnt, 1, 2) and so on will be just fine. Or should I say Super! Thank you so much so far. I really apreciate your help! Regards Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? Not nearly as elegant: =SUMPRODUCT(--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))=C2),--(ROW(INDIRECT(A2&":"&B2))<=D2)) -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... Thanks! That works like a dream! I will certainly use this function many times. One other question though. I now need to put the same calculation into a query in Access. Then I cannot use MIN and MAX function but are limited to use for example IIF(A<B,A,B) and so on. Is it possible to do this calculation without using MIN and MAX functions and have the same results? It seems very complicated to me when I gave it a try. Any suggestions? I am very thankful for any help to solve this formula. Jan "T. Valko" skrev i melding ... Try this: =MAX(0,MIN(B2,D2)-MAX(A2,C2)+1) Whe B2 = end date D2 = until A2 = start date C2 = from -- Biff Microsoft Excel MVP "Jan T." wrote in message ... I am trying to count days in a period i.e. a month + having a start date and an end date to calculate from. I have too columns for log dates. These a StartDate EndDate Now I want to calculate how many days is there within a given month. To acheive this, I figure I had to add some moore columns and add some data to them. The columns From and Until is the period which a want to measure. In this case that would be the month February. How many days in February is there (NumOfDays) if StartDate and EndDate are as the following example below? StartDate EndDate | From Until NumOfDays. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02/01/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 01/25/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 3 02/03/08 02/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 02/29/08 03/01/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 1 01/29/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 29 03/02/08 03/03/08 | 02/01/08 02/29/08 0 What would the formula in the very right Column look like (i.e. NumOfDays Column) If I want the results as you can see them above? I tried something like this: =(MIN(Until,MAX(StartDate, FromDate) +1) - MIN(Until, MAX(EndDate, FromDate) This works fine for almost all cases except for the last wich should returned 0 and not 1 as my formula gives me. Any suggestions? Thank you very much for your help. Regards Jan |
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